The Osceola times., 1887-03-12
Oscesla Rain Drops.
u. J. Carr, of Bar6eld. was .
visitor in town during the week.

visitor in town during the week.
Mr.. e. H. Gaylord is off on q
short visit to Mariana, Ark.
Mr.. L. A. Morris, Plum Point,
was over Tuesday, shaking hands
With the boys
Miss Belle Pettey, who has been
spending few weeks with the editors
family, returned home, Gold Dust,
Tenn. last Tuesday.
The Turkey Gobbler 10 said to
he siRging his short matin song now,
with uninterrupted regularity, as he
sits on q tree over the water.
DIR. Geo. e. Pettey, wife and
two of the little ones were over the
first Of the week and oamped with
the TINES outfit, 80 many as couple
cs d.ys.
Miss Mamie Pittman who has
been visiting her cousin, Mrs. Lucy
Wynne, for some time, left for her
home in Georgia, Wednesday even
Ing
The Chesapeake is laid up, and
20 10 the Coahoma,-tbe James Lee
taking the latter's place, and making
two trips week. The Lee will be
up tonight.
The past three or four days have
been - bright and sunny as one
could wish, and our gardeners have
not been.neglectful Of the opportu-
nifty 70 plant early vegetable seeds.
Capt. Sexton and Mr.. P. J. Sem
mes are fast winning lsurels a. ex-
pert spor,smen.-In one days tramp
over the fields, during the week, they
bagged two snakes, black bird, one
rabbit and two 6eld-larks.
Mr.. R. r. Abernathy, writes US
from Commerce, Miss, lonesome,
out-of-the-way place, and wants the
TIMxs to cheer him in his isolation.
He is book-keeper for N. N. Alsup,
Dealer in Dry Goods &c.
Mr. B. L. Hill, County Assessor,
came in last Tuesday, from his tour
Of the upper end of the County and
remained the rest of the week in
town assessing the property of Mon
roe Township.
The sale, of NJ. j. W. Prices
Dry Goods, advertised to take place
last Thursday, was postponed, and
now advertised, - will be seen in
this issue, to take place on the 22nd.
inst.
Kitchen thieves have been dep
redahng upon the larders of several
Of our citizens of late--A little ipe-
Gao purposely distributed on left.
over food would, perhaps, heave the
thieves to light.
Lena, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. 3. H. Baoohus, has been
quite sick tor some time with . ma
lignant type Of fever, which seems
70 bafle the skill of the physicians.
Prof. Hoyt and Mrs. Sampson,
the teachers Of the Public School,
accompanied by number of their
pupils, made a short excursion on
the Coahoma last Saturday, up to
Ashport and back. A pleasant di.
version, for which the little ones feel
grateful to the officers Of the popu-
lar Coahoma.
r Renewals this week: J. C. Paine,
Herndon, CAL; Miss Lou Bradford,
Bellvue, Tenn; 10y Jas. L. Driver;)
L. A. Morris, Plum Point, Tenn.
Miss Lutte Hedricks, cambridge,
Tenn; Nv. w. CowanD Harry Fas-
sett, Elmot; r. r. Alternately, Com
merce, Miss. New: John Sheddan,
Osceola.
Thursday night, the river which
had come to . stand during the two
days previous, took on . half inch
more, and yesterday another half inch
rise was noted, making one inch for
the twenty four hours endin bat 9
O'Clock Friday evening, and still l6
inches below the high.wstcr mark Of
1852.
In this issue will be found .
very interesting article (6guratively
speaking,) from the pen of our wor.
thy County Clerk, under the head Of
"Sale of Delinquent Lands" This
annual contribution by the Clerk is
% regular as the overflow. For over
fifteen years, we have been publish.
ing this annual Delinquent List--in
most instances the names Of ''land
poor" people, who have more lands
than they can well manage or pay
taxes on. Their names are not On
the TINES subscription books, hence
we infer, they never know when
taxes are due. The TINES however,
can stand It If they can.
Nh. EDIroR: Why will you mis-
oonstrue my motives in spending a
few months at Clear Lake9 l had,
from constant 'Rahing for Hayes,"
weakened my vocal organs; that
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